Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra and Telangana announced 9 of the 19 waivers in two decades, unlike Bihar and West Bengal, the two less prosperous states.
Despite the centrality of agriculture in India, there is no standard measure of farmers’ distress. The most commonly cited measure is the number of suicides.
Farmer leader Ajit Navale says state govt decision is a "betrayal", most farmers will not get the benefit as they have loan arrears of more than Rs 2 lakh.
The farmers started their march from Noida Saturday morning after talks between the Bharatiya Kisan Sangathan and government representatives failed to materialise.
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted that waiver of farm loans by state goverments affect credit culture and future credit behaviour of the borrowers.
On his second trip to Uttar Pradesh this month, Modi accuses the JD(S)-Congress Karnataka government of not delivering on its farm loan waiver promises.
Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.
As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour.
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In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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